PERFORMANCE GRADING INDEX FOR DISTRICTS

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• The Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) has been released by the Ministry of Education.
• Rajasthan’s Sikar is the top performer in the Index.

About Performance Grading Index for Districts

• The index analyses the performance of the school education system at the District level.
• The Indian Education System;
  • One of the largest in the world.
  • Nearly 15 lakh schools.
  • Approx 97 lakh teachers.
  • About 26 crore students from varied socioeconomic backgrounds.
• The data for the assessment is filled by districts through the online portal.
• It assesses institutes across 83 indicators, which are grouped under 6 categories;
  • Effective Classroom Transaction.
  • Infrastructure Facilities and Student’s Entitlements.
  • School Safety and Child Protection.
  • Digital Learning.
  • Governance Process.
• These categories are further divided into 12 sub-categories;
  • Learning Outcomes and Quality.
  • Access Outcomes.
  • Teacher Availability and Professional Development Outcomes.
  • Learning Management.
  • Learning Enrichment Activities.
  • Infrastructure, Facilities, Student Entitlements.
  • School Safety and Child Protection.
  • Digital Learning.
  • Funds convergence and utilization.
  • Enhancing CRCs Performance.
  • Attendance Monitoring Systems.
  • School Leadership Development.
• The index grades the districts into 10 grades.
  • Daksh is the Highest achievable Grade for Districts scoring more than 90% of the total points in that category or overall.
  • Akanshi-3 in the lowest grade for scores up to 10% of the total points.
• The Index shows that schools across India performed poorly digital learning category.
  • Around 61% of districts of the country, Students had very little exposure to digital learning due to limited availability of computers, Internet facilities and teachers trained to handle technological tools in schools.
  • Nearly 180 districts scored less than 10% on digital learning,

Way Forward

• The Index would help in identifying the gaps at the district level and improve their performance in a decentralized manner.
• It will encourage education institutions to perform better and raise the quality of education.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1837313

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rajasthans-sikar-highest-performing-district-in-school-education-across-india/article65573881.ece

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